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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1928

2,247 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 49 of 113

The Solution High Price of Coal McDONALD'S REPLY S. Australian Charge SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 29 June 1928 · page 5

"My organisation will be only too glad if Mr. Butler will produce his solutions of the problems which we, with all our…

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Coal Costs Butler's Knowledge Limited Miners' View

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 30 June 1928 · page 4

"It would be comical were it not so tragic to hear the Premier of South Australia (Mr. Butler), whose knowledge is very limited, about trying to…

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The Coal Industry

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 June 1928 · page 4

The complaint of Mr. Butler, the Premier of South Australia, of the high price of coal and its effect upon Government undertakings, such as the…

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Mine Explosions American Investigations

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 June 1928 · page 7

A study of the limits of inflammability of a large number of gases and vapours has been made by the United States Bureau of Mines, Department of…

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Industrial Matters Colliery Staff Appeals Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 June 1928 · page 5

An important point was raised before Mr. E. J. Kavanagh, Deputy Industrial Commissioner to-day, when he continued the hearing of the appeals against a…

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Miners' Convention Work It Has Done Important Changes Proposed Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 June 1928 · page 4

The second Convention of the Miners Federation has concluded, and delegates have returned to the various coalfields. In a few weeks the members of the…

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Price of Coal. South Australian Comments Mr. McDONALD'S Reply. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 June 1928 · page 5

In the course of a statement made at Adelaide, Mr. Butler, Premier of South Australia, who recently attended the Premiers' Conference in Sydney, declared…

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"Will Remove Chaos" Miners' Federation's Future Policy Hoare Pleased Convention Decisions to be Submitted to Men

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 30 June 1928 · page 4

"Many will confuse direct stupidity with direct action when considering one particular decision of the Miners' Convention," said the Northern Miners' president (Mr. Hoare) to-day. He was gratified, be said, by some of the convention's…

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Wonthaggi Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 2 July 1928 · page 5

The pay at the Victorian State mine, Wonthaggi, for the past fortnight amounted to £17,030 18s 5d. Daring the same period 24,291 tons of coal were won…

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Work at Mines

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 2 July 1928 · page 5

Pelaw Main, Richmond Main, Beburn No. 1 and Hebburn No. 2 collerics, which were idle on Saturday, resumed work this morning. Ayrfield…

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Industrial Matters Miners' Federation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 2 July 1928 · page 5

Mr. T. Hoare, president of the northern branch of the Miners' Federation, who, with Mr. A. Teece, district treasurer, has been in attendance at the…

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Mine Disaster Many Deaths Feared

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 2 July 1928 · page 5

It is reported from Paris that a fire in a shaft at the Rochelameliere coal mine near St. Etienne, caused a violent explosion in a gallery filled with workers…

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Union Conference Mining Nominee

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 2 July 1928 · page 7

The returning office of the northern miners federation (Mr.halliday) reports that he has received the following nomination for the election…

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Up in Smoke Many By-Products Coal Wealth

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 2 July 1928 · page 2

"If all the petroleum In the world, under ground and above, were destroyed to-morrow. It would still bo possible to find an adequate supply…

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"Wont Take Blame" High Coal Prices OWNERS'STAND Not Responsible for Unions

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 2 July 1928 · page 5

The Premier of South AuStralia having returned to the attack on the coal-owners of new South Wales Mr. G. M. McDonald, chairman of…

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Northern Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 3 July 1928 · page 4

The Northern Collieries' Association re ported yesterday: "Wallarah is still on strike. There is also a strike at Aberdare Extended, owing to trouble with the…

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Aberdare Extended Colliery

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 3 July 1928 · page 5

After being Idle yesterday owing to a dispute regarding the grad in which a section of the seam had to be worked, employees of Aberdare…

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The Coal Trade

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 3 July 1928 · page 7

Sir.—I wish Mr. Longworth would cease beating the air, and give us something concrete to work upon. Up to the present he has failed to handle his subject in a…

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The Mining Disaster

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 3 July 1928 · page 5

It is reported from Paris that the mining disaster at St. Etienne, in which about 60 men lost their lives, due to the fire releasing a fall of earth which…

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"The World's News" Attack on Gold Escort

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 3 July 1928 · page 4

There are few more sensational stories in Australian criminology than that which describes the robbery the gold and the killing of the escort…

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